Press & News
Tech PR Spider - 28 July 2008
"ConnectMeAnywhere is saving me over £50 a month in conference call costs alone - Chris Burke (ex-CTO Vodafone UK)"
Money Magpie - 28 July 2008
"...use the voice activation service. Connect me Anywhere will then connect you and you can chat away."
Click for Nick Blog - 09 March 2008
"You are on your cell phone and want to make an international phone, yet you know if you call directly over your normal carrier it’s going to be a very costly call..."
Web User Magazine - February 2008
"Wayne Williams offers a step by step guide to picking the perfect VoIP for you..."
Catapult Conference - 20 September 2007
ConnectMeAnywhere was invited to present at the London 2007 Catapult conference. Catapult is a unique blend of presentations, panel sessions and networking...
Intruders TV Network - 03 Sept 2007
Interview with Ryan Gallagher, CEO and founder of ConnectMeAnywhere at the Second Chance Tuesday event in London.
Watch interview with CEO Ryan Gallagher
Under The Radar - 13 August 2007
"You simply dial the single number provided and you are connected, without overly complex dialing patterns or being forced to switch providers..."
CrunchBase - 21 July 2007
CMA provides users with a list of locally accessed VOIP access numbers, enabling calls all over the world to be treated as local calls with VOIP connections.
Essential Web - 27 June 2007
"The Web on the move: where is it heading?" ConnectMeAnywhere was invited to present at the Essential Web event in London.
21 Talks - March 2007
"They will get in return a phone number that visitors could listen to via their landline or mobile phone at a regular landline phone call rate..."
Segala - 26 March 2007
"For the price of a local call you can now dial into your favourite blog/site, select a desired post/update and listen while on the go, be it shopping, in the car, jogging or even power walking to your next meeting..."
The Guardian - 26 March 2007
"The guys at ConnectMeAnywhere have set up a read-my-blog service, which means you can dial a phone number and be "read" the entries on a blog..."
Vecosys - 25 March 2007
"If you are interested in voice enabling your blog, like Vecosys, I recommend you contact ConnectMeAnywhere..."
Perfect Path - 22 March 2007
"I was very impressed by Open Coffee last week as you may have noticed, so I went back with more time to spend chatting to VCs, recruiters and entrepreneurs..."
Vecosys - 15 March 2007
"CMA have developed technologies that enable any RSS feed or document (XML) to be readout using any standard landline or mobile phone. No software needs to be downloaded and the service is currently free..."
Communications Direct - 08 Jan 2007
"The service even works on phones that are blocked from international calling..."
Read Communications Direct Review
PCSheild - 04 Dec 2007
"Being able to call from my mobile phone on the move gives VoIP a really useful dimension and certainly beats being tethered to the computer!"
21talks - 23 Nov 2006
"...providing low-cost phone calls for mobile and landline phone users without any additional software to download or PC..."
TechCrunch UK Launch Party- 12 Nov 2006
Ryan Gallagher, CEO of ConnectMeAnywhere is interviewed at the recent TechCrunch UK & Ireland launch party in London.
TechCrunch UK - 02 Nov 2006
"ConnectMeAnywhere has launched a new, free, service they dub V-mail, which, when you dial a number, sends an MP3 sound recording to a chosen email address..."
Tech's Message - 27 Oct 2006
"Overall this is a terrific service. Great call quality, highly competitive international calling charges and very, very simple to set up and use"
TMC - 18 Oct 2006
"V-Mail cleverly enables you to allocate a contacts email address to a local number as you currently do a phone number"
Master New Media - 15 Oct 2006
"Make calls from your mobile at the prices you are used to paying for from your desktop"
Web User Magazine - 28 Sept 2006
"A new service lets people create a list of their friends and family abroad, and issues them with a local calling number..."
SipCentre - 27 Sept 2006
"London based ConnectMeAnywhere (CMA) would like you to use your mobile phone for international calls, also saving you money by using VoIP network (SIP backbone)..."
TechCrunch USA - 23 Sept 2006
"A bunch of VOIP services have launched to help people make cheaper calls from normal phones..."
Real Business Insights - 21 Sept 2006
"... lets you make international calls on your mobile using a VoIP network, which saves money, and doesn’t require any downloaded software or new hardware..."
Guardian Unlimited - Technology - 21 Sept 2006
"... you can make cheap overseas calls from your mobile..."
Read Guardian Technology Review
BBC Click - 14 Sept 2006
"ConnectMeAnywhere is a service which gives you cut-price calls when you're on the road by cutting out your mobile network operator..."
TechCrunch UK - 14 Sept 2006
In fact users do not even need to connect to a computer to make a call..."
News
Latest News
22 October 2008 - Mobyko Partnership
ConnectMeAnywhere partners with Mobyko to enable members to synchronise their mobile phone address book with their ConnectMeAnywhere Contact List.
22 October 2008 - Mobile Syncing
Users can keep their contacts up-to-date by synchronising their mobile address book and their online ConnectMeAnywhere directory.
Powered by Mobyko.
17 September 2008 - Conference Calling
Users can now purchase their own dedicated local conference number and set up conference rooms. Pay just 5 euro cents per minute to connect. Learn more here
19 July 2008 - Call-ME Numbers
Users can now purchase their own dedicated local (home) number that they can forward to any phones worldwide. Now people just call locally to connect to you worldwide.
19 July 2008 - M2M Promotion Ended
The Member to Member calling rates promotion has now ended. Please visit the rates page to view the updated calling rates.
19 July 2008 - Subscription Payments
ConnectMeAnywhere users can now set up payment subscriptions for calling credit. Credit can be topped up weekly or monthly in dominations of 5, 10, 20 or 50. Please visit the Purchase Page in your account for me details.
26 Nov 2007 - Voice Activated Directory
User directories are now voice enabled. This great new service allows users to simply call one local number, say the name of the person they want to call and they will be connected.
26 Nov 2007 - Import Contacts from Plaxo
Users can now import their Plaxo contact list to their ConnectMeAnywhere directory, and access all contacts via one local number.
Oct 2007 - Board of Advisors
ConnectMeAnywhere are pleased to announce their Board of Advisors:
Chris Burke - Ex CTO Vodafone
Geoff Lloyd - Ex VP Airbus
Colin Long - Partner Olswang Law Firm
Warren Langley - Ex CEO Pacific Exchange
Santiago Matheus - MD IDEO London
20 Sept 2007 - Catapult Conference
ConnectMeAnywhere was invited to present in front of executives of venture backed companies in Technology, Media and Telecommunications and CleanTech companies planning to expand into the United States Market.
27 June 2007 - Essential Web
ConnectMeAnywhere presented at the Essential Web conference at the London IMAX. This one day event was to showcase and celebrate Europe’s web innovators, first and foremost.
19 March 2007 - Send V-Mail to Groups
Users can now create a group of contacts to send a voice email to. Record one message that will be emailed to all the people in the group as an MP3 attached to an email.
2 Feb 2007 - Import Contacts
Users can now import their contacts from Thunderbird and Outlook mail programs. Click the Upload button in your account to get started.
9 Dec 2006 - ConnectMeAnywhere sponsor the BBC Backstage London Christmas Party
BBC Backstage is the BBC's developer network to encourage innovation and support new talent.
9 Dec 2006 - Version 2.0 Release
New features added to the service:
- Call Address Book
Users are now able to upload their address book from Thunderbird or Outlook and access them from any mobile or landline by calling one local number. No need to remember or save numbers again!
- Dial2Call
Users are able to make calls by phoning one local number and keying in the number they wish to call. Great for one-off calls!
12 Oct 2006 - Launch of V-Mail
Free Voice Email service available. Call a local number and record a voice message which is sent in a email to your contact's email address.
10 Oct 2006 - Free Trial for Users
For a limited time all users will receive 25 free credit in their account to try the ConnectMeAnywhere service.